Low-carbon solutions can provide energy for displaced people
Using solar and battery power can reduce costs and emissions associated with providing power to refugee camps, researchers have found.
Mar 9, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Imperial College London
Imperial College London's official title is The Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine and was founded in 1907. It is a public institution that focuses on engineering, technology and medical research. It is generally placed in the top 3 of UK universities along with Oxford and Cambridge. Imperial College London represents a merger between the Royal School of Mines and the Royal College of Medicine founded in 1845. Since its inception it has steadily incorporated hospitals and teaching/research entities to form the modern Imperial College London. Admission to undergraduate and graduate programs is highly selective. Imperial College London publishes news about current research in medicine, technology and other relevant work on their Web site. Press inquiries are welcome.
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Engineering
UK trails behind as European countries upgrade homes to reduce energy bills and tackle climate crisis
This is according to a briefing paper from Imperial College London experts released today, called "Decarbonising Buildings: Insights From Across Europe," published by the Grantham Institute—Climate Change and the Environment ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
'Breakthrough' as fusion energy generates excess energy for first time
Scientists have hailed a "true breakthrough" as a fusion reaction has successfully generated more energy than was used to create it.
Dec 13, 2022
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Security
New AI model can help prevent damaging and costly data breaches
Imperial privacy experts have created an AI algorithm that automatically tests privacy-preserving systems for potential data leaks.
Nov 8, 2022
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Engineering
Machine learning techniques advance experimental design
Imperial and chemical company BASF will reveal new techniques for optimizing experimental design at the machine learning conference NeurIPS.
Nov 1, 2022
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Engineering
Wearable sensors styled into t-shirts and face masks
Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
Sep 23, 2022
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Robotics
3D-printing drones work like bees to build and repair structures while flying
The technology, which has been tested in the lab, could ultimately be used for manufacturing and building in difficult-to-access or dangerous locations such as tall buildings or help with post-disaster relief construction, ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Business
Cryptocurrency must be made less energy intensive to protect the planet
Cryptocurrency mining must be less energy intensive to limit the impact on the climate, according to a new report from the Imperial College London Business School.
Sep 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Nontoxic material found to be ultra-strong solar energy harvester
Solar cells are vital for the green energy transition. They can be used not only on rooftops and solar farms but also for powering autonomous vehicles, such as planes and satellites. However, photovoltaic solar cells are ...
Aug 25, 2022
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Hardware
Automatic audio logging system successfully used to map the sound of Norway birds
Cheap, reliable audio recorders developed at Imperial have been used to reliably identify birds by their songs in a large trial in Norwegian forests.
May 3, 2022
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